Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-09
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The British War Office Declines to
Permit the Kanuck Militia to
Visit England Next Summer.
The Fisheries Correspondence between
Great Britain and the United States
to be Made Public.
Spain Greatly irritated Over the Prospect
of France Obtaining a since of Her
Territory.
MAY BE NEEDED AT HOME

OTTAWA. ONT, Feb. 1t is under
stood that the British government has
definitely decided not TO grant permission
to the Queens Own Rifles of Toronto
and the SCOTS of Montreal to visit Eng
land next summer to IKE part in the
Queens jubilee celebration. The War
Office viii have its hands full with its own
aftairs, and it is said it does not desire a
visit from the colonial battallions.
CANADIAN FISHERIES.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Sir James Ferguson,
Parliamentary Secretary for foreign
affairs, stated in the House of Commons
last evening that the correspondence be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
relative to the Canadian fisheries question
would in short time be laid before Par
lament. The correspondence, he said,
contains full information about the his
tory of the whole affair down to a very
recent date. A dispatch from the Domin-
ion government containing suggestions as
to the modus vivendi between the United
States and Canada was then on its way
to London. The Imperial government
could not therefore send proposal to
Washington until the Canadian dispatch
was received and considered.
OFFICIAL CORES ONDENCE PRINTED.
LONDON, Feb. S-The official dis
patches which passed between the Rus
sian and British governments regarding
the Bulgarian question are published
They show that the Gar approved of the
course of General kauibars in Bulgaria,
and declared that efforts to restore the
Independence OF that country would be
continued. Lord Iddesleigh, then For
eign Secretary, in reply said the Russian
governments impression of events in
Bulgaria differed widely with those of the
British government. England was
equally DESTROYS of maintaining the
treaties relative to Bulgaria, and of o.
tanning a pacific solution of the difficulty
SPAIN IRRITATED.
MADRID, Feb. S.-Much irritation was
caused in Spain by the news that the
French minister at Tangiers had induced
the Sultan OF Morocco to assent to the
alteration of portion of the frontier
which adjoins Algeria so as to secure to
France the fertile valley of the MulWeya
river, and also important stragetic po-
sitions commanding the caravan route to
the heart of Morocco. The event, it is
thought here, will assist German diplo-
macy IN securing closer ties with Spain
TRIALS OF CAPTAIN nEAN
LONDON, Feb. S.-From an interview
with Captain Dean, who was in charge of
Stanley Falls on the Congo river during
the recent successful attack by the Arabs
and who is now in London. it appears
that he and Lieutenant Dubois defended
the place until their ammunition was ex-
hausted. TIE Arabs then attacked the
station with rush and carried every
thing before them. When the whites
found it necessary to fly, Dean ordered
petroleum poured on the buildings and set
them on fire. Then he and the party
escaped through the underwood He and
Dubois fell from the slippery rock into
The river. Dean swan ashore leaving
DUBOIS clinging to the rock. While Dean
was seeking assistance for Dubois the
after became exhausted and fell away
rom the rock and was drowned. Dean
fed into the Jungle, where he was hunted
and tracked by the Arabs for a month.
He was oarefooted all the time and had
o1iy blanket TO cover him. He was
in the thigh and arm and lived
IN locusts and wild fruit until found amt
rescued by friendly natives.
GERMANY WILL NOT ATTACK.
PARIS, Feb. SIN an interview be-
1t Berlin, the latter declared on his honor
hat he had asked Prince Bismarck
whether he had inspired the Berlin Posts
'ecent article. AS Prince Bismarck re
,lied with a distinct negative, Herr
regretted that NJ. Ferry was
lot in power, because ne agreed 50 well
With Germany. He declsred Germany
would never attack France.
sCHEMING FOR A WAR CREDIT.
BERLIN, Feb. 8-The Berlina Mach
lchten says General Won Motke, in re
ewing deputation OF Conservative
electors, declared that the political stu
tion was most serious, aud authorized,
he deputatiOn to give publicity to his
tatement.
TWO DENIALs.
LONDON, Feb. 8.-The Globe denies
hat the Lee rife has been adopted for
be English army.
Mr.. Parnell denies that he is going to
he continent. He says his physician is
yell satisfied with his progress.
FRENCH ORDERS.
PARIS, Feb. s -French commanders
long the German frontier have been
rdered to avoid exercises of their troops
kelly to be falsely Interpreted by Ger
lany.